Scottish Statutory Instruments
2015 No. 377
Wildlife
The Snares (Training) (Scotland) Order 2015
Made
3rd November 2015
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
5th November 2015
Coming into force
1st January 2016
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 11A(8)(a) and (i) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
For the purposes of section 26(4)(a) of that Act(2) they consider that no local authority is affected by this Order.
In accordance with that provision, they have given any other person affected an opportunity to submit objections or representations with respect to the subject matter of this Order.
In accordance with section 26(4)(b) of that Act, they have consulted Scottish Natural Heritage.
1981 c.69; section 11A was inserted by section 13 of the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 6) and amended by S.S.I. 2013/119.
The functions of the Secretary of State set out in section 26(4)(a) and (b) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, so far as within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).